Andy Warhol is one of the most well known American artists. He was famous for exploring popular culture in his work and for being in a pop art movement. He liked to use vivid colors and silk screening techniques to mass-produce artworks. He also made films, digital artwork, paintings, and sculptures. He was a social climber, a working man, a known homosexual, and an acquirer of goods. These attributes all contributed to the interesting and complicated nature of his art. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:br Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ght Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:working man, a
Andy Warhola was born on August 6, 1928, to parents Andrej and Julia Warhola in Pittsburg. He was born at the time of the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression. At the age of 14, his father died from liver disease. In his will, he indicated that his life savings go towards Warhol's college education. He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology from 1945 to 1949. After earning his degree, Warhol moved to New York City to pursue a career as a commercial artist. It was also at that time that Andy dropped the "a" off Warhola and became Andy Warhol. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:des Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:g Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:r Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ceiv Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:is Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:A
Andy Warhol struggled with a lot of health issues. As a child, Warhol suffered from Sydenham chorea, a neurological disorder commonly known as St. Vitus dance, characterized by involuntary movements. He had pigment issues that caused discoloration of his skin. In response to his physical flaws, Warhol cultivated different looks through his clothing, wigs, cosmetics, and plastic surgery to change the shape of his nose. (Retrieved from https://www.warhol.org/andy-warhols-life/) It is also said that Warhol had autism to some degree. According to a paper submitted to the National Autistic Society, many of Warhol's artistic and behavioral traits bear marks of the condition. His social ineptitude, care to use the minimum of words in speech, difficulty recognizing friends and obsession with the uniformity of consumer goods are each thought to be clues that Warhol was autistic to some degree.(Thorpe, 1999) Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:.
In the late 1950s, Warhol started to focus more on painting, and years later published his first debut piece of what he referred to as "pop art.” He is the creator of the Campbells’ soup can series, with other iconic items including Coca-Cola bottles, hamburgers, and vacuum cleaners. He started doing pop art styles of well-known celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Mao Zedong Elizabeth Taylor, and Mick Jagger. Many stars and artists started recognizing Warhol and wanting him to do similar pieces for them. Apart from those classic pieces,...
